Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 18:06:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 18:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 18'	North
Longitude:	91° 30'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.09 meters/second, 1652.7 km/hour, 1027.0 miles/hour or 892.4 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.12 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1026.98 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	north	1026.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 56.1"	4.49 mi	west	0° 21' 58.9"	25.18 mi	north	25.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 18:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 48'	South
Longitude:	144° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.36 meters/second, 1488.1 km/hour, 924.7 miles/hour or 803.5 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 23.4"	15.41 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	15.41 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 29.3"	924.41 mi	west	0° 00' 22.0"	0.42 mi	south	924.39 mi
24 hours	14° 22' 02.2"	922.86 mi	east	0° 32' 04.4"	36.78 mi	north	925.30 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
San Salvador	Tue 12:06 PM	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	NNE
Santa Ana	Tue 12:06 PM	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	NNE
Escuintla	Tue 12:06 PM	669 km	416 miles	361 nm	N
San Miguel	Tue 12:06 PM	678 km	421 miles	366 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Tue 12:06 PM	707 km	439 miles	382 nm	N
Managua	Tue 12:06 PM	714 km	444 miles	386 nm	NE
Masaya	Tue 12:06 PM	718 km	446 miles	388 nm	NE
Tegucigalpa	Tue 12:06 PM	791 km	492 miles	427 nm	NE
San Jose	Tue 12:06 PM	834 km	518 miles	451 nm	ENE
Choloma	Tue 12:06 PM	896 km	557 miles	484 nm	NNE